Cercarial Dermatitis (aka ‘Swimmers’ or ‘Duck Itch’) in New Zealand Lakes

Despite 'Swimmers Itch' having been first reported in the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia in 1941, and shortly afterwards in the New Zealand Medical Journal in 1944, there remain few publications in the Australasian dermatology journals.

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Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Published
2026-05-02
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.70131
Primary Topic
Leech Biology and Applications
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Cercarial Dermatitis (aka ‘Swimmers’ or ‘Duck Itch’) in New Zealand Lakes

Marius Rademaker, Eugene Tan
Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Leech Biology and Applications
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Cercarial Dermatitis (aka ‘Swimmers’ or ‘Duck Itch’) in New Zealand Lakes

Marius Rademaker, Eugene Tan
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Abstract

Despite 'Swimmers Itch' having been first reported in the Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia in 1941, and shortly afterwards in the New Zealand Medical Journal in 1944, there remain few publications in the Australasian dermatology journals.

Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Waikato Hospital (NZ), St Vincent's Clinic (AU), Clinical Trials New Zealand (NZ)
Life below water
Openalex Percentile: Top 13%
Leech Biology and Applications
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